Martha the Hostess and Mary the Listener. A Dialogue with two Feminist Interpretations of Luke 10:38-42

Crimella, Matteo

Martha the Hostess and Mary the Listener. A Dialogue with two Feminist Interpretations of Luke 10:38-42

dc.contributor.author	Crimella, Matteo
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-19T09:10:00Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-19T09:10:00Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.description.abstract	This article examines the pericope of Lk 10:38-42 through the lens of gender. It presents the specific contributions of E. Schüssler Fiorenza and also M. Perroni, both of whom have interpreted the passage according to a feminist approach. The former has developed some hermeneutical criteria while the latter has insisted on female discipleship, claiming that, for Luke, the women are believers but not missionaries. The present article turns critically on the essential points of the two commentators, showing that a careful philological and contextual analysis does not allow the episode to be read as a representation of ministry in the Church. Instead, Mary’s behaviour of placing herself at the Lord’s feet appears alienating, an action which is both surprising and contrary to the social canons. The episode lays stress on precisely this difference, showing that the two poles are not "service" and "listening" but rather "distracting preoccupations" versus a "disciple’s attitude". The behaviour of the two sisters thus functions as a mirror by which the reader is invited to discern different attitudes towards Jesus.	pl
dc.identifier.citation	"Verbum Vitae", 2022, T. 40, nr 1, 2022, s. 51-67	pl
dc.identifier.doi	10.31743/vv.13543
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/3006
dc.language.iso	en	pl
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo KUL	pl
dc.rights	Uznanie autorstwa-Użycie niekomercyjne-Bez utworów zależnych 3.0 Polska	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/	*
dc.subject	Luke 10:38-42	pl
dc.subject	feminist criticism	pl
dc.subject	gender approach	pl
dc.title	Martha the Hostess and Mary the Listener. A Dialogue with two Feminist Interpretations of Luke 10:38-42	pl
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	pl